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Syria French Military Occupation Sc/SG #1 issued 1919. When Turkey was defeated in WW1, Syria was divided into a French coastal zone and the interior Arab zone. French stamps were used, surcharged and inscribed T.E.O., Territoires Ennemis Occupés.
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Syria Arabian Government Sc #1/SG K2 issued 21st November 1919. Turkish stamps 1913-18, handstamped and surcharged. Following WW 1 Syria was taken from the Turkish Empire. The interior was ruled by an Arab government.
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United Arab Republic, Syrian Issue Sc 1/ Syria SG 651 issued 1958. Syria and Egypt formed the United Arab Republic in February 1958. Each issued their own stamps.
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Syrian Arab Republic Sc420A SG747 issued 1961. Syria left the United Arab Republic in 1961 and became the Syrian Arab Republic.
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Szeged Sc-11N1 SG4 issued 1919. Hungarian National Government, led by Admiral Horthy and set up in Szeged (which was under French occupation) in opposition to the Bolshevist régime.
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Tahiti Sc/SG #1 issued 9th June 1882. Tahiti became a French Protectorate in 1842 and a colony in 1880. All the Tahitian stamps are overprints of French Colonies general issues or French Oceanic Settlements stamps.
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Taiwan, Republic of China Sc 1007/SG 100 issued 1st January 1950. Civil war continued on the mainland between the Communist and Nationalist forces until 1949 when Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established the government of the "Republic of China" there.
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Taiwan (Chinese Province) SG C1-C24 issued 1868. Most of these stamps are Officials and, essentially, small forms to be completed in manuscript by the Postmaster with the amount received, the destination, date and weight.
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Taiwan SG R1-15 issued in 1895. after the Sino-Japanese war of 1894-95, China ceded Formosa to Japan. The governor, Tang Ching-sun, refused to acknowledge the arrangement and declared a republic with himself as president.
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Japanese Offices Abroad, Taiwan (Formosa) Sc 1-3/SG J1-3 issued 1945. Japanese stamps were used for fifty years, but in March 1945, US naval operations isolated the island and stamps had to be produced locally.
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Republic of China, Taiwan Provience Sc 1-103/SG 1-89 issued 1945. The local issues, overprints were used at first when control reverted from Japan.
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Tajikistan Sc/SG #1 issued 20th May 1992. Formerly a republic of the Soviet Union, Tajikistan declared its sovereignty in 1990 and its independence in 1991. Printed at the Russian State Printing Works, Moscow.
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Tanganyika Sc45 SG108 issued 1961. Tanganyika had become part of the joint East African postal administration on first January 1933 and subsequently used the stamps of Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika. On Dec. 9, 1961, Tanganyika became independent.
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Tanganyika (Republic) Sc57 SG120 issued 1962. On Dec. 9, 1962, Tanganyika became a republic.
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United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar Sc1 SG124 issued 7th July 1964. April 26, 1964, Tanganyika joined Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar (later renamed Tanzania).
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Tannu Tuva Sc/SG #1 issued October 1926. Tannu Tuva issued stamps 1926-1936. They were popular with young stamp collectors in the mid-twentieth century because of the obscurity and exoticism of Tannu Tuva and the stamps' quirky, colorful designs.
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Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) Sc/SG #1 issued November 1, 1853. Van Diemen's Land was renamed Tasmania in August 1853, but stamps had already been ordered, and it wasn't until the issue of January 1858 that the name Tasmania was used on stamps.
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Serbian Occupation Temesvar Sc-9N1 issued 1919. Temesvar originally occupied by Serbia following WWI and then by Rumania. Temesvar was awarded to Rumania and renamed Timisoara following the war.
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Thailand (Siam) Sc/SG #1 issued August 4, 1883. Printed by Waterlow. Thailand is the western part of the Malay peninsular in Southeastern Asia.
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Straits Settlements Sc J1/ SG D1 issued 1924. Straits Settlements came under control of the British Raj in 1858 and then under direct British control as a Crown colony in 1867.
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Suriname SG276 Sc-C1 issued 1930. A Dutch colony on the northeast coast of South America. Surinam became an independent state in 1975.
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Suriname Sc B1/SG 192 issued in 1927 to benefit the Green Cross Fund. Situated slightly north of the equator, over 90% of its territory is covered by rainforests, the highest proportion of forest cover in the world.
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Swaziland SG-D1 Sc-J1 issued 1933. Swaziland became a British Protectorate in 1933 and gained independence in 1968. On 19 April 2018, Mswati III announced that the Kingdom of Swaziland had been renamed as the Kingdom of Eswatini.
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Al, think the words might need an edit in the Swaziland post.
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Fixed. Thanks.
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Sweden Sc C1/SG 120a issued in 1920. The issue is an overprint on the 1910 official SG-O102 Sc-O43.
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Sweden Sc B1/SG 86a issued 1916. Overprint on Sc 40/SG29 to benefit the militia. Sweden is the largest Nordic country and the fifth-largest country in Europe.
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Sweden Sc O1/ SG O28 issued 1874. Posten, the Swedish mail service, was established in 1636 by Axel Oxenstierna, and by the 18th century it had been extended throughout the country.
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Switzerland Sc O1/ SG O381 issued 1938. Swiss stamps are inscribed with the word Helvetia, rather than "Schweiz", "Suisse" "Svizzera", or "Svizra". With four official languages - German, French, Italian, and Romansch.
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World's First Embroidered Stamp: Switzerland Sc1075 issued 2000.
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Thailand Sc C1/ SG 230 issued 1925. The first real postal service was established in Siam in 1880. Prince Bhanurangsi Savangwongse was appointed by King Chulalongkorn in 1881 to set up and run the service.
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Thailand SG-O495 Sc-O1 issued 1963. The first Thailand stamp for official use. The original post office was demolished in 1982 to make way for Phra Pok Klao Bridge. A smaller scale reconstruction was built nearby and is used as the Postal Museum.
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Thrace (Dedeagatz) SG #1 issued 1913. Issued without gum in sheets of 8, consisting of one 5 lepta, three 10l normal, one 10l inverted, three 25l and one blank. The sheet yields se-tenant pairs of 5l & 10l, 10l & 25l.
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Thrace (Gumultsina) Sc/SG #1 issued 1913. Issued during the 1913 Greek occupation as overprints on stamps of Turkey.
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I couldn't find Tierra del Fuego in any of the "first issues and number ones" discussions, but I just received the ONLY stamp (to the best of my knowledge) issued there. Here is a discussion a few years ago that references it: https://stamporama.com/discboard/disc_ma ...
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Western Thrace SG #1/ Sc #5 issued 1913. The territory was divided between Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria in 1920 under the Treaty of Sèvres -- Western Thrace (Greece), Northern Thrace (Bulgaria) and Eastern Thrace (Turkey).
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Thrace - Allied occupation Sc-N1b SG40 1919. The issue features a "THRACE INTERALLIEE" overprint on 1919 stamp of Bulgaria stamp. The territory was later divided between Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria in 1920 under the Treaty of Sèvres.
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Thrace - Greek occupation of Western Thrace Sc N26/SG 61 issued 1920. The allied occupation stamps were followed by Greek occupation issues for Western Thrace, which Greece later annexed as part of the Treaty of Sèvres.
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Thrace - Greek Occupation of Eastern & Western Thrace Sc N55/SG 93. One last occupation issue for Thrace covering Eastern & Western Thrace. Eastern Thrace later was returned to Turkey from the Treaty of Sèvres.
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The Thule stamps were issued in 1935 to commemorate the establishment of a trade base and mission in this small area by Cape York in 1910. During the period of use, the stamps were only for mail between the Cape York Base office and Copenhagen.
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Thurn & Taxis (North District) Sc/SG #1 issued 29th January 1852. The Counts of Thurn and Taxis ran a private postal service covering many parts of Europe starting in the 15th century. Stamps of the northern area denominated in silbergroschen.
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Thurn & Taxis (South District) Sc 42/SG 51 issued 29th January 1852. Stamps for the south area denominated in kreuzer. By the mid-1800s most of the areas service by T&T since the 15th century had dedicated mail service of their own.
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Tibet Sc 1/SG 1A issued December 1912. After the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1911 the independent Tibetan government established its own postal service, and issued its own stamps . These were only valid for internal use, as Tibet did not join the UPU.
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Chinese Offices in Tibet Sc1 (Tibet SG-C1) issued 1911. China invaded Tibet in 1909 and opened several post offices using both plain, and later overprinted, Chinese stamps . Tibetans revolted against Chinese rule in 1911 and the troops were forced out.
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TImor Sc/SG #1 issued 1885. Part of the Indonesian archipeligo, as with Macao, the Portuguese began trading in Timor in C16th. It was administered in conjunction with Macao until 1896 when it became a separate colony.
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UNTEAT Sc351 SG1 issued 2000. East Timor violently resisted Indonesian domination and in 1999 the UN intervened, giving rise to an issue of UNTAET stamps (United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor).
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East Timor Sc352/SG5 issued 2002. East Timor violently resisted Indonesian domination and in 1999 the UN intervened, giving rise to an issue of UNTAET stamps . In 2002 East Timor became independent.
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Timor SG-D124 Sc-J1 issued 1904. The first postage due stamp of the Portuguese colony of Timor. The Portuguese began trading in Timor in C16th. It was administered in conjunction with Macao until 1896 when it became a separate colony.
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Timor SG270 Sc-C1 issued 1938. The first airmail issue of Timor. Timor became a republic in 1911 and was annexed by Indonesia in 1976.
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Tobago Sc/SG #1 issued 1st August 1879. #Tobago is a West Indies Island north of #Trinidad . The first #Stamps used had been intended for fiscal purposes but were used postally while stocks were awaited.
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Tonga Sc/SG #1 issued January 1, 1886. #Tonga, a group of islands in the South Pacific, was a British Protectorate from 1900 until it became independent in June 1970.
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Colombia Tolima Sc 1/SG 6 issued 1870. The department of Tolima was created in 1861 from a part of what was previously Cundinamarca.
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Tonga Sc O1/SG O1 issued in 1893. The officials are all overprints. Tonga was noticeably restrained in its stamp issues for the first eighty years, only reaching #114 by 1961, but at that point they decided to make up for lost time with interesting items.
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Tonga - Niuafo'ou (Tin Can Island) Sc/SG #1 issued 1983. Tin Can Mail was developed by Charles Ramsey and later commercialized by a competitor, Walter George Quensell. The Tongangovernment took over this tradition with special Niuafo'ou stamps since 1983.
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Transcaucasian Federated Republics Sc 1 (Azerbaijan SG66) issued 15th September 1923. The TFR was formed in 1922 from the Soviet republics of Armenia , Azerbaijan and Georgia . TFR was reabsorbed into the USSR in 1923.
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Transcaucasian Federated Republics SG starts the listing with SG #1 (Scott #14) as the first non-overprint stamp created for the area. Printed at the State Printing Works, Tiflis.
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Transkei Sc 1-4/ SG 18-21 issued 26th October 1976. South Africa granted internal self-government in 1963 and in 1976 it became the Republic of Transkei. It was reincorporated into #SouthAfrica on 27 April 1994, after the first post-apartheid elections.
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Travancore Sc/SG #1 issued 1888. The Kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor or later as Travancore State, was a kingdom that lasted from c.1729 until 1949. In 1949 Travancore was forced to merge with Independent India.
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Travancore-Cochin Sc/SG #1 issued 1949. The United State of Travancore-Cochin was established 1st July 1949 by combining the feudatory states of Travancore and Cochin.
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Trengganu Sc/SG #1 issued 14th December 1910. Control of Trengganu was passed from Thailand to GB in 1909 and a British advisor appointed in 1919. Trengganu joined the Federation of Malaya in February 1948 and became part of Malaysia in 1963.
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Malaysia - Trengganu Sc86 SG100 issued in 1965. Sabah and Sarawak continued to issue their own stamps after joining the federation. The system of individual state issues was extended to Perak in Oct. 1963, and to the 10 other members in Nov. 1965.
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Trieste, Zone A Sc/SG 1 issued 1st October 1947. The Free Territory of Trieste was created through the 1947 Treaty of Paris.Zone A, administered by the US and GB military included the city of Trieste and a coastal strip to the west.
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Trieste, Zone B Sc 1-3/SG B1-3 issued 1st October 1948. Zone B, including villages to the south of Trieste, was under Yugoslav military administration. The stamps are inscribed Italian, Croatian, and Slovene.
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Venezia Giulia Sc N1 issued 1918. This area was historically part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Scott has a listing under Austria / Occupation Stamps / Issues under Italian Occupation / Issued in Trieste.
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Tunisia Republic Sc 312 SG453 issued 1957. Tunisia achieved independence from France on 20 March 1956. March 20 is celebrated annually as Tunisian Independence Day. A year later, Tunisia was declared a republic, with Bourguiba as the first President.
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Switzerland Sc/SG #1 issued July 16, 1850. These stamps are found in 40 types, since the images were produced one by one onto the printing stone, in 5 rows of 8 stamps. The stone was used twice to create sheets of 80 stamps.
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Syria French Military Occupation Sc/SG #1 issued 1919. When Turkey was defeated in WW1, Syria was divided into a French coastal zone and the interior Arab zone. French stamps were used, surcharged and inscribed T.E.O., Territoires Ennemis Occupés.
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Syria Arabian Government Sc #1/SG K2 issued 21st November 1919. Turkish stamps 1913-18, handstamped and surcharged. Following WW 1 Syria was taken from the Turkish Empire. The interior was ruled by an Arab government.
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United Arab Republic, Syrian Issue Sc 1/ Syria SG 651 issued 1958. Syria and Egypt formed the United Arab Republic in February 1958. Each issued their own stamps.
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Syrian Arab Republic Sc420A SG747 issued 1961. Syria left the United Arab Republic in 1961 and became the Syrian Arab Republic.
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Szeged Sc-11N1 SG4 issued 1919. Hungarian National Government, led by Admiral Horthy and set up in Szeged (which was under French occupation) in opposition to the Bolshevist régime.
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Tahiti Sc/SG #1 issued 9th June 1882. Tahiti became a French Protectorate in 1842 and a colony in 1880. All the Tahitian stamps are overprints of French Colonies general issues or French Oceanic Settlements stamps.
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Taiwan, Republic of China Sc 1007/SG 100 issued 1st January 1950. Civil war continued on the mainland between the Communist and Nationalist forces until 1949 when Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established the government of the "Republic of China" there.
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Taiwan (Chinese Province) SG C1-C24 issued 1868. Most of these stamps are Officials and, essentially, small forms to be completed in manuscript by the Postmaster with the amount received, the destination, date and weight.
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Taiwan SG R1-15 issued in 1895. after the Sino-Japanese war of 1894-95, China ceded Formosa to Japan. The governor, Tang Ching-sun, refused to acknowledge the arrangement and declared a republic with himself as president.
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Japanese Offices Abroad, Taiwan (Formosa) Sc 1-3/SG J1-3 issued 1945. Japanese stamps were used for fifty years, but in March 1945, US naval operations isolated the island and stamps had to be produced locally.
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Republic of China, Taiwan Provience Sc 1-103/SG 1-89 issued 1945. The local issues, overprints were used at first when control reverted from Japan.
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Tajikistan Sc/SG #1 issued 20th May 1992. Formerly a republic of the Soviet Union, Tajikistan declared its sovereignty in 1990 and its independence in 1991. Printed at the Russian State Printing Works, Moscow.
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Tanganyika Sc45 SG108 issued 1961. Tanganyika had become part of the joint East African postal administration on first January 1933 and subsequently used the stamps of Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika. On Dec. 9, 1961, Tanganyika became independent.
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Tanganyika (Republic) Sc57 SG120 issued 1962. On Dec. 9, 1962, Tanganyika became a republic.
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United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar Sc1 SG124 issued 7th July 1964. April 26, 1964, Tanganyika joined Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar (later renamed Tanzania).
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Tannu Tuva Sc/SG #1 issued October 1926. Tannu Tuva issued stamps 1926-1936. They were popular with young stamp collectors in the mid-twentieth century because of the obscurity and exoticism of Tannu Tuva and the stamps' quirky, colorful designs.
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Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) Sc/SG #1 issued November 1, 1853. Van Diemen's Land was renamed Tasmania in August 1853, but stamps had already been ordered, and it wasn't until the issue of January 1858 that the name Tasmania was used on stamps.
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Serbian Occupation Temesvar Sc-9N1 issued 1919. Temesvar originally occupied by Serbia following WWI and then by Rumania. Temesvar was awarded to Rumania and renamed Timisoara following the war.
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Thailand (Siam) Sc/SG #1 issued August 4, 1883. Printed by Waterlow. Thailand is the western part of the Malay peninsular in Southeastern Asia.
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Straits Settlements Sc J1/ SG D1 issued 1924. Straits Settlements came under control of the British Raj in 1858 and then under direct British control as a Crown colony in 1867.
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Suriname SG276 Sc-C1 issued 1930. A Dutch colony on the northeast coast of South America. Surinam became an independent state in 1975.
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Suriname Sc B1/SG 192 issued in 1927 to benefit the Green Cross Fund. Situated slightly north of the equator, over 90% of its territory is covered by rainforests, the highest proportion of forest cover in the world.
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Swaziland SG-D1 Sc-J1 issued 1933. Swaziland became a British Protectorate in 1933 and gained independence in 1968. On 19 April 2018, Mswati III announced that the Kingdom of Swaziland had been renamed as the Kingdom of Eswatini.
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Al, think the words might need an edit in the Swaziland post.
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Fixed. Thanks.
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Sweden Sc C1/SG 120a issued in 1920. The issue is an overprint on the 1910 official SG-O102 Sc-O43.
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Sweden Sc B1/SG 86a issued 1916. Overprint on Sc 40/SG29 to benefit the militia. Sweden is the largest Nordic country and the fifth-largest country in Europe.
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Sweden Sc O1/ SG O28 issued 1874. Posten, the Swedish mail service, was established in 1636 by Axel Oxenstierna, and by the 18th century it had been extended throughout the country.
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Switzerland Sc O1/ SG O381 issued 1938. Swiss stamps are inscribed with the word Helvetia, rather than "Schweiz", "Suisse" "Svizzera", or "Svizra". With four official languages - German, French, Italian, and Romansch.
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World's First Embroidered Stamp: Switzerland Sc1075 issued 2000.
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Thailand Sc C1/ SG 230 issued 1925. The first real postal service was established in Siam in 1880. Prince Bhanurangsi Savangwongse was appointed by King Chulalongkorn in 1881 to set up and run the service.
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Thailand SG-O495 Sc-O1 issued 1963. The first Thailand stamp for official use. The original post office was demolished in 1982 to make way for Phra Pok Klao Bridge. A smaller scale reconstruction was built nearby and is used as the Postal Museum.
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Thrace (Dedeagatz) SG #1 issued 1913. Issued without gum in sheets of 8, consisting of one 5 lepta, three 10l normal, one 10l inverted, three 25l and one blank. The sheet yields se-tenant pairs of 5l & 10l, 10l & 25l.
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Thrace (Gumultsina) Sc/SG #1 issued 1913. Issued during the 1913 Greek occupation as overprints on stamps of Turkey.
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I couldn't find Tierra del Fuego in any of the "first issues and number ones" discussions, but I just received the ONLY stamp (to the best of my knowledge) issued there. Here is a discussion a few years ago that references it: https://stamporama.com/discboard/disc_ma ...
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It is listed on the First Issues Collectors Club website.
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Western Thrace SG #1/ Sc #5 issued 1913. The territory was divided between Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria in 1920 under the Treaty of Sèvres -- Western Thrace (Greece), Northern Thrace (Bulgaria) and Eastern Thrace (Turkey).
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Thrace - Allied occupation Sc-N1b SG40 1919. The issue features a "THRACE INTERALLIEE" overprint on 1919 stamp of Bulgaria stamp. The territory was later divided between Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria in 1920 under the Treaty of Sèvres.
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Thrace - Greek occupation of Western Thrace Sc N26/SG 61 issued 1920. The allied occupation stamps were followed by Greek occupation issues for Western Thrace, which Greece later annexed as part of the Treaty of Sèvres.
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Thrace - Greek Occupation of Eastern & Western Thrace Sc N55/SG 93. One last occupation issue for Thrace covering Eastern & Western Thrace. Eastern Thrace later was returned to Turkey from the Treaty of Sèvres.
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The Thule stamps were issued in 1935 to commemorate the establishment of a trade base and mission in this small area by Cape York in 1910. During the period of use, the stamps were only for mail between the Cape York Base office and Copenhagen.
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Thurn & Taxis (North District) Sc/SG #1 issued 29th January 1852. The Counts of Thurn and Taxis ran a private postal service covering many parts of Europe starting in the 15th century. Stamps of the northern area denominated in silbergroschen.
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Thurn & Taxis (South District) Sc 42/SG 51 issued 29th January 1852. Stamps for the south area denominated in kreuzer. By the mid-1800s most of the areas service by T&T since the 15th century had dedicated mail service of their own.
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Tibet Sc 1/SG 1A issued December 1912. After the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1911 the independent Tibetan government established its own postal service, and issued its own stamps . These were only valid for internal use, as Tibet did not join the UPU.
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Chinese Offices in Tibet Sc1 (Tibet SG-C1) issued 1911. China invaded Tibet in 1909 and opened several post offices using both plain, and later overprinted, Chinese stamps . Tibetans revolted against Chinese rule in 1911 and the troops were forced out.
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TImor Sc/SG #1 issued 1885. Part of the Indonesian archipeligo, as with Macao, the Portuguese began trading in Timor in C16th. It was administered in conjunction with Macao until 1896 when it became a separate colony.
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UNTEAT Sc351 SG1 issued 2000. East Timor violently resisted Indonesian domination and in 1999 the UN intervened, giving rise to an issue of UNTAET stamps (United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor).
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East Timor Sc352/SG5 issued 2002. East Timor violently resisted Indonesian domination and in 1999 the UN intervened, giving rise to an issue of UNTAET stamps . In 2002 East Timor became independent.
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Timor SG-D124 Sc-J1 issued 1904. The first postage due stamp of the Portuguese colony of Timor. The Portuguese began trading in Timor in C16th. It was administered in conjunction with Macao until 1896 when it became a separate colony.
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Timor SG270 Sc-C1 issued 1938. The first airmail issue of Timor. Timor became a republic in 1911 and was annexed by Indonesia in 1976.
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Tobago Sc/SG #1 issued 1st August 1879. #Tobago is a West Indies Island north of #Trinidad . The first #Stamps used had been intended for fiscal purposes but were used postally while stocks were awaited.
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Tonga Sc/SG #1 issued January 1, 1886. #Tonga, a group of islands in the South Pacific, was a British Protectorate from 1900 until it became independent in June 1970.
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Colombia Tolima Sc 1/SG 6 issued 1870. The department of Tolima was created in 1861 from a part of what was previously Cundinamarca.
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Tonga Sc O1/SG O1 issued in 1893. The officials are all overprints. Tonga was noticeably restrained in its stamp issues for the first eighty years, only reaching #114 by 1961, but at that point they decided to make up for lost time with interesting items.
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Tonga - Niuafo'ou (Tin Can Island) Sc/SG #1 issued 1983. Tin Can Mail was developed by Charles Ramsey and later commercialized by a competitor, Walter George Quensell. The Tongangovernment took over this tradition with special Niuafo'ou stamps since 1983.
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Transcaucasian Federated Republics Sc 1 (Azerbaijan SG66) issued 15th September 1923. The TFR was formed in 1922 from the Soviet republics of Armenia , Azerbaijan and Georgia . TFR was reabsorbed into the USSR in 1923.
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Transcaucasian Federated Republics SG starts the listing with SG #1 (Scott #14) as the first non-overprint stamp created for the area. Printed at the State Printing Works, Tiflis.
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Transkei Sc 1-4/ SG 18-21 issued 26th October 1976. South Africa granted internal self-government in 1963 and in 1976 it became the Republic of Transkei. It was reincorporated into #SouthAfrica on 27 April 1994, after the first post-apartheid elections.
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Travancore Sc/SG #1 issued 1888. The Kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor or later as Travancore State, was a kingdom that lasted from c.1729 until 1949. In 1949 Travancore was forced to merge with Independent India.
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Travancore-Cochin Sc/SG #1 issued 1949. The United State of Travancore-Cochin was established 1st July 1949 by combining the feudatory states of Travancore and Cochin.
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Trengganu Sc/SG #1 issued 14th December 1910. Control of Trengganu was passed from Thailand to GB in 1909 and a British advisor appointed in 1919. Trengganu joined the Federation of Malaya in February 1948 and became part of Malaysia in 1963.
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Malaysia - Trengganu Sc86 SG100 issued in 1965. Sabah and Sarawak continued to issue their own stamps after joining the federation. The system of individual state issues was extended to Perak in Oct. 1963, and to the 10 other members in Nov. 1965.
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Trieste, Zone A Sc/SG 1 issued 1st October 1947. The Free Territory of Trieste was created through the 1947 Treaty of Paris.Zone A, administered by the US and GB military included the city of Trieste and a coastal strip to the west.
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Trieste, Zone B Sc 1-3/SG B1-3 issued 1st October 1948. Zone B, including villages to the south of Trieste, was under Yugoslav military administration. The stamps are inscribed Italian, Croatian, and Slovene.
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Venezia Giulia Sc N1 issued 1918. This area was historically part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Scott has a listing under Austria / Occupation Stamps / Issues under Italian Occupation / Issued in Trieste.
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Tunisia Republic Sc 312 SG453 issued 1957. Tunisia achieved independence from France on 20 March 1956. March 20 is celebrated annually as Tunisian Independence Day. A year later, Tunisia was declared a republic, with Bourguiba as the first President.
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